Div 2General

Division 2—General 2.2 Fences within front setback areas (1) A person shall not, without the written consent of the Building Surveyor, erect a free-standing fence greater than 1 200 millimetres in height, within the front set-back area of a Residential Lot within the district. (2) The Building Surveyor may approve the erection of a fence of a height greater than 1 200 millimetres in the front setback area of a Residential Lot only if the fence on each side of the driveway into the lot across the front boundary is to be angled into the lot for a distance of not less than 1 500 millimetres along the frontage to a distance of not less than 1 500 millimetres from the frontage in order to provide appropriate splayed lines of vision for a motorist using the driveway for access to a thoroughfare. (3) The provision of subclause (2) shall not apply to a fence— (a) of open construction that does not obscure the lines of vision of a motorist using the driveway for access to a thoroughfare; or (b) that does not adjoin a footpath. 2.3 Gates in fences A person shall not erect a gate in a fence which does not— (a) open into the lot; or (b) open by sliding parallel and on the inside of the fence, which it forms part of, when closed. 2.4 Depositing fencing material on public place A person shall not deposit or permit the deposit of any materials whatsoever used in the construction or maintenance of any fence, on any thoroughfare, public place or local government property unless the approval of the local government has been obtained. 2.5 Fences on a Rural Lot A person shall not, without the written consent of the Building Surveyor, erect a fence on a Rural Lot of a height exceeding 1 500 millimetres. 2.6 Maintenance of fences An owner of a lot on which a fence is erected shall maintain the fence in good condition so as to prevent it from becoming dangerous, dilapidated, or unsightly to the amenity of the locality. 2.7 Fences across rights-of-way, public access ways or thoroughfares A person must not, without the approval of the local government, erect or maintain a fence or obstruction of a temporary or permanent nature across any right-of-way, public access way or thoroughfare so as to impede or prevent use of those facilities in the manner for which they are intended and constructed.